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Iowa's courts include District Courts, the Court of Appeals, and the Iowa Supreme Court. Iowa's 99 counties are divided into 8 districts, each having a District Court that handles the majority of cases, including small claims, juvenile, mental health, violation of city/county ordinance, criminal, probate, domestic relations, and general civil cases. If you appeal a District Court decision in Iowa, it will be reviewed by the Iowa Court of Appeals. The Iowa Supreme Court is the state's highest court and hears appellate court appeals.

If you're seeking information regarding Iowa court records, you can visit www.iowacourtsonline.org, Iowa's online docket record search website. This website provides information including case titles, a list of filings, and child support and fine payments, as well as a copy of the court docket. Additional information, including case schedules, exhibit lists, bonds, and lien indexes is available for an additional $25 monthly charge. Copies of Iowa court documents aren't found on this website. If you're seeking copies of Iowa state court records, you'll need to contact the clerk of court office for the county in which the records are held.
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18, May 2012 - Linn, IA I.C. man charged with burlgary - Iowa City Press-Citizen
An Iowa City man faces more than 25 years in prison for allegedly breaking into a home to assault a resident over dating his ex-girlfriend. On Oct. 5, 2010, police responded to 620 E. Church St. for a report of a fight. Officers spoke with the ...
18, May 2012 - Des Moines, IA Neb. man gets 10 years in prison for dealing meth - WOI-TV
SIOUX CITY, Iowa (AP) - A Nebraska man has been sentenced to 10 years in federal prison for selling methamphetamine in the Sioux City area. The US. Attorney for northern Iowa says 37-year-old Esteban Curiel was sentenced this week for his role in a drug ...
18, May 2012 - Alleged victim's mother testifies in mandatory reporting trial - Iowa City Press-Citizen
A 23-year-old Iowa City woman approached a preschool teacher at the Broadway Neighborhood Center last December and told him she believed her daughter had been sexually abused. The woman – who, along with her daughter are not being identified ...
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In 2000, Democrat Al Gore, who had spent years in Washington as a senator ... project a more conservative profile on hot-button issues, in part to prepare to court socially conservative activists in states such as Iowa that hold early nominating ...
18, May 2012 - Iowa Supreme Court gives OK for proposed school merger
MILES, Iowa — The Iowa Supreme Court ruled Friday that a public vote on a proposed merger between East Central and Preston school districts can occur.
18, May 2012 - Gay marriage adds complexity in swing states - Star-Banner
In Iowa, opponents of gay marriage, who rallied in 2010 to oust three state Supreme Court judges over a gay ... Norma Love in New Hampshire, Bob Lewis in Virginia, Gary Robertson in North Carolina, Julie Carr Smyth and Dan Sewell in Ohio ...
18, May 2012 - Iowa Supreme Court rules in favor of AEA
The Iowa Supreme Court issued a “slip opinion” Friday morning affirming the Mississippi Bend Area Education Agency did not exceed its authority in authorizing a public vote on the possible merger of the Preston and East Central school districts.
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18, May 2012 - Scott, IA Scott County Jail Inmate Listing - Quad-Cities Times
The roster lists people currently and within the last seven (7) days housed at the Scott County Jail who have not been presented to ... Disclaimer: Scott County Iowa and the Scott County Sheriff's Office provide this roster as a public service.
18, May 2012 - Des Moines, IA ABC5 WOI-DT News, Weather, Sports in Des Moines, IANeb. man gets 10 years in prison for dealing met
SIOUX CITY, Iowa (AP) - A Nebraska man has been sentenced to 10 years in federal prison for selling methamphetamine in the Sioux City area. The US. Attorney for northern Iowa says 37-year-old Esteban Curiel was sentenced this week for his role in a drug distribution ring.
18, May 2012 - Iowa police had suspicions about man in 1981 crime - Fresno Bee
WATERLOO, Iowa -- A California man who showed up at the Waterloo Police Department and confessed to killing an older couple more than 30 years ago was interviewed about the crime back then but was not charged - until now. Jack Pursel ...
18, May 2012 - Davenport, IA Iowa man gets 2 years for fatally beating puppy - WHBF TV
DAVENPORT, Iowa (AP) - A 30-year-old man who beat a puppy to death in Davenport has been given two years in prison. Online court records say Zachary Meerdink had been convicted of animal torture. Meerdink was sentenced on Tuesday in Scott County District Court.
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Making, selling and buying K2 is illegal in Iowa and Illinois. But Clinton Assistant County Attorney Brian Donnelly tells us, there's a loophole. If the specific type isn't listed under the law code, a person can't be charged with a crime. "We'll send it ...
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